Ginny as prefect? (Was: Animagus-Patronus)

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No: HPFGUIDX 93767


vmonte wrote:

> > I think Ginny Weasley is going to become an Animagus. Just a 
feeling.
> 

Carol:

> I don't know. Possibly, having seen the life that Scabbers lived 
for
> twelve years, she might be turned off to the idea. I imagine she'll
> inherit the Maruader's Map, though, when Harry leaves Hogwarts, 
which
> will be almost as useful for mischief and/or adventures as being an
> animagus.
> 
> What I've been wondering is whether Ginny will become a prefect in
> Book 6. She'll be the right age, and if she does, then Molly's 
remark,
> "That's everyone in the family!" will actually be true, except for 
the
> "next-door neighbors," Fred and George, who think prefects are 
prats.
> Or is Ginny too much like them to get the job?
> 
> Carol, imagining the looks of horror on F and G's faces if they'd
> received identical prefect badges in their fifth year


Jaimee:

I've been wondering if the twins really hate the position of prefect 
so much, or if that is there defensive mechanism--or whatever you 
want to call it--for not being selected...since everyone else in the 
family was.

I mean...even Harry, who we know deep down would have liked to have 
been selected, starts to go along with their jokes when Ron gets the 
badge. But he stops when he realizes that he's Ron's best friend and 
does not want to put down something Ron is chosen for over him.

My point is, I don't think the twins would've been all that upset if 
they received the badge--shocked, definitely! But not disgusted or 
upset. It's always nice to know someone believes in your abilities 
and thinks you can be a leader in a positive way.

And I also wonder if the position wasn't given to a twin because the 
selectors didn't want to have to pick one twin and leave the other 
behind. I mean....some twins are very very different and this 
distinction wouldn't matter. But Fred and George are practically 
portrayed as one entity in the books, BUT they are 2 different 
bodies. And with the prefect title, tradition is tradition, if you 
start picking 2 males now, how can you not pick 2 females, and so 
on, and then what would happen when triplets come to Hogwarts?

But I could see Ginny as prefect. She seems to have leadership 
qualities, and good relations with students from other houses. Ginny 
seems strong enough of a person to exercise some control as well, 
and be taken seriously for it. (Hermione's personality of being 
little miss know-it-all makes people not so apt to listen to her, 
whereas Ginny has a different way about her. I can't think of the 
adjective I want to use now...not that it makes her a better person 
than Hermione, but you know what I mean. And I know that by giving 
Ginny the badge this doesn't mean Hermione loses it! I'm not using 
that comparison for that reason. Just to show that Ginny could be 
good for the job out of her grade!)

Just a few of the thoughts that ran through my mind :)

Jaimee